Category Archives: British Columbia

'Jarring experience' in B.C. psych wards because of 'uniquely problematic' law
VANCOUVER - A peer-support worker who helps youth with mental health challenges says being involuntarily detained in a psychiatric facility half a dozen times has given him insight into the lack of le...
Feb 07, 2021

Patients must transfer as health authority takes over B.C. hospice
SURREY, B.C. - Fraser Health says patients at the Irene Thomas Hospice in Delta, B.C., will have to transfer as the health authority prepares to take over from operators who refused to provide medical...
Feb 06, 2021

71 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix announced 471 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today.That brings the total number of test positive ca...
Feb 05, 2021

Dutch man accused of harassing B.C. teenager Amanda Todd extradited to Canada
VANCOUVER - A Dutch man accused of extorting and criminally harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd, who ultimately killed herself, has been extradited to Canada. The B.C. Prosecution Service ...
Feb 05, 2021

Employment data shows B.C. resilient, says minister, but Liberals unimpressed
VICTORIA - British Columbia's jobs minister says the latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada show the provincial economy remains resilient. The unemployment rate in B.C. last month was eight ...
Feb 05, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor extends COVID limits for 'hard push'
.VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer has extended COVID-19 restrictions in order to slow down the virus further amid concerns about new variants. Dr. Bonnie Henry says a ``hard pu...
Feb 05, 2021

PG's jobless numbers avoid a major COVID hit once again
PRINCE GEORGE - Last month we saw large parts of the country under lockdown in an effort to curb rising COVID-19 numbers. As expected, we paid the price on the jobs front with the economy losing 213,0...
Feb 05, 2021

Latest targeted shooting in Metro Vancouver results in death of man known to police
BURNABY, B.C. - Homicide investigators hope tips from the public can provide more leads in the latest fatal shooting in Metro Vancouver.A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says...
Feb 05, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor has hinted COVID-19 restrictions may not lift as planned
VICTORIA - Restrictions on social gatherings and events to contain the spread of COVID-19 are supposed to lift in British Columbia today, but the provincial health officer has indicated that may not h...
Feb 05, 2021

Four-term Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP McLeod announces she will not seek re-election
KAMLOOPS - The four-term MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo has announced she will not seek a fifth.In a video posted to social media Thursday morning (Feb. 4), Cathy McLeod says she will not put her na...
Feb 04, 2021